Militiamen Withdraw From U.S. Embassy

BAGHDAD (AP) —  Iran-backed militiamen have withdrawn from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after two days of clashes with American security forces. There were no casualties or evacuations Wednesday. But U.S.-Iran tensions could spill over into further violence. Hundreds of militiamen and their supporters attacked the embassy compound on Tuesday, protesting U.S. airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia that killed 25 fighters. The U.S. blamed the militia for a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that killed a U.S. contractor. The violence came as Iran and its allies across the region face unprecedented mass protests. Heavy U.S. sanctions have cratered Iran’s economy.